Warhammer 40 Spring: Loyalty of the Multiverse

Chapter 354 Meeting
"Is what you're saying true?" Zhou Zhe took off his glasses and wiped them, but his eyes were sharp as he looked at the young man sitting in front of the desk.

"That's obvious, isn't it?" Quan Tiehua spread his hands, saying with great confidence, "People believe that digital life can grant them immortality! And the resources required for Project Move the Mountain and the social upheaval it will cause are enough to destroy their simple and fragile lives!"

“Alas! Sudden help always comes at a price. And that price will slowly increase over time!” Zhou Zhe put down the report in his hand, which was about the rebels’ planned attack on the space elevator.

"Your information is completely unsubstantiated! I'm sorry... child! I find it hard to believe you!"

“I don’t need your trust now; time will prove what I’m saying! But before that, I think you could ask the United Government to strengthen security around the space elevator base! There’s a saying that goes, ‘Better safe than sorry!’” Quan Tiehua wasn’t prepared to make Zhou Zhezhi completely trust him based on something that hadn’t happened yet.

That's unrealistic!

But only if the information he provided is verified will his cooperation with Zhou Zhezhi officially begin.

"I hope what you said won't happen!" Zhou Zhe said firmly, staring at the audacious person who had somehow sneaked into his room.

"Then let's wait and see!" Quan Tiehua stood up respectfully and said, then turned to leave the room.

But just as he was about to open the door, he abruptly turned to Zhou Zhe and reminded him, "I've turned off all the internet and electricity in this room! I hope our conversations will also take place in an environment like this from now on! Some forms of spying are everywhere!"

Zhou Zhe frowned slightly, before he could react.

Quan Tiehua had already opened the door and left the room. Zhou Zhe only reacted when he heard the door close and stared at the door, seemingly lost in thought.

Actually, he had already pressed the alarm when the young stranger suddenly barged into his room.

Unfortunately, no alarm sounded.

Then he realized he was in danger, and in the blink of an eye, he figured this person was very likely a member of the Digital Life faction.

But when this man named Quan Tiehua handed him that intelligence report, he was completely stunned.

A plan that has not yet happened, a crazy plan that even their united government has not yet realized.

It's unbelievable that a complete stranger would acquire it and hand it over to him!
This is either a trap, or this unfamiliar young man possesses extraordinary abilities!
He sighed. Ever since the news that the sun would expand and explode was released, his workload had increased dramatically.

In particular, he faced immense pressure as one of the main people in charge of advancing the mountain-moving project.

After controlling the wheelchair to open the door, he then called out to Hao Xiaoxi.

"Xiaoxi!" Zhou Zhe called out to Hao Xiaoxi, who had come to his side, and then fell silent, which made Hao Xiaoxi take a few steps closer.

She knew that whenever this happened, it meant that Old Zhou was making a decision, so she didn't dare to disturb him.

After about half a minute, Zhou Zhezhi closed his eyes, shook his head, sighed, and handed her the intelligence reports. "Don't make a sound! Notify the United Government to strengthen security at the Gabonese experimental base in Libreville! And notify all countries to be vigilant against attacks from the Digital Faction and hacker intrusions..."

After only glancing at the report, Hao Xiaoxi's pupils widened suddenly, and she looked at Zhou Zhe in shock, asking directly, "Teacher Zhou, is this true?"

Zhou Zhezhi remained silent for a few seconds before saying, "Whether it's true or not, I don't know! But we must take precautions! In times of crisis, only responsibility matters!"

"Yes! I'll make arrangements right away!"

Watching his student Hao Xiaoxi's departing figure, Zhou Zhe took a deep breath and maneuvered his wheelchair to the large window at the end of the corridor.

Looking through the clean glass, I saw the vibrant city, the blue sky, white clouds, and sunshine.

This made him somewhat obsessed for a time!
Libreville Gabon Experimental Base!

Truckloads of heavily armed soldiers, aided by drones, surveillance cameras, and robots, quickly began to disperse the rebels who had been surrounding the barbed wire fence day after day, starting from the restricted area.

Liu Peiqiang and his mentor Zhang Peng were piloting their plane slowly overhead at that moment.

The two sat in the cockpit of the plane, one in front of the other, looking down at the scene below.

"Has the coalition government been conducting any exercises recently?"

"Never heard of it! If he were to conduct an exercise with that thing, wouldn't we know?" Zhang Peng said, patting the cabin wall.

Looking at the soldiers dispersing the crowd below, Liu Peiqiang thought, "Maybe it's just a routine cleanup, who knows!"

Zhang Peng, however, looked meaningfully at everything happening on the ground and said, "That's not necessarily true!"

As a veteran, he was well aware of the nature of the current coalition government.

The United Government devoted most of its resources to advancing the two major projects, the Mountain Moving Project and the Monthly Project.

They wouldn't do such a large-scale military operation for no reason. As for why it was judged as a military operation...

That's because this time, all the soldiers dispatched were real, professional military personnel; drones, door frames, robots, and armored vehicles were all deployed.

These aren't the SWAT officers with riot shields like before!

The two pilots flew the J-20C over the city below, where explosions and battles were taking place. Their exhaust plumes kicked up sprays of water as they skimmed across the calm ocean. The aircraft then suddenly climbed, entering the inner ring of the massive, still-under-construction planetary engine system.

Even though it wasn't the first time Zhang Peng and Liu Peiqiang had seen it, they were still deeply moved when they watched it again.

Liu Peiqiang slowed down the plane, a tacit understanding between the two.

Every time I come here, I slow down and admire the planetary engine under construction.

Every now and then, when we get close enough, we can exchange a gesture or a greeting with the workers above.

"To be honest! I can't believe we could build this thing! This is something no one even dreamed of!" Zhang Peng said with emotion.

Although Liu Peiqiang was listening, his attention was completely drawn to the young man on a building platform below.

The young man was dressed in clean, white clothes, which seemed out of place in the surrounding architecture, and his eyes were fixed on Liu Peiqiang.

Liu Peiqiang could feel that he was making eye contact with the young man, and even felt that the young man could see him clearly.

But the next second he banished this absurd idea from his mind, after all, the distance between the two was now nearly 1 kilometer!

Moreover, even he couldn't make out the young man's appearance.

Quan Tiehua looked at the J-20C that had disappeared from his sight, his face calm as still water.

With the intelligence obtained through network intrusion, Liu Peiqiang has now passed the test.

They had arrived at the Gabon experimental base several months earlier to begin peripheral physical training.

Soon, he will begin receiving space training at the Gabon experimental base, along with other space elites from various countries.

"Hey, where are you from?" A sudden, angry shout interrupted Quan Tiehua's thoughts.

Quan Tiehui turned around and saw only the safety officer standing not far away, glaring at him angrily.

The J-20C landed slowly at the airport. After Liu Peiqiang and Zhang Peng got out of the cockpit, they saw that the airport had nearly twice the usual level of security. Even Liu Peiqiang realized that something was wrong.

"Looks like something really has happened!" Liu Peiqiang muttered to himself behind Zhang Peng.

Zhang Peng nodded solemnly. "I heard that the headquarters of the United Government was attacked by those people recently! Maybe the higher-ups are afraid that those people will retaliate in desperation and launch an attack like us! So they've strengthened their defenses!"

"They've got some nerve!" Liu Peiqiang exclaimed, watching wave after wave of soldiers rushing past. "Hey, Master, do you really think those digital lives can grant immortality?"

When talking about DigitalPie, one cannot help but mention its ability to make data immortal.

This is almost the method that most ordinary people hope to escape from reality after the mountain-moving plan was proposed and approved.

And they can even live forever, even if they are just data, that's still immortality!

Upon hearing this, Zhang Peng stopped and turned to look at Liu Peiqiang. "You believe their nonsense too?"

Liu Peiqiang shook his head. "I'm wondering why so many people believe in something that's clearly a scam? Digital immortality—I wonder if they'll even know it themselves by then!"

Zhang Peng nodded and continued leading the way. "Have you noticed something? Those people who use digital life to protest are actually just idle guys! If they had anything to do, they wouldn't be holding signs and protesting or launching attacks! They just want to extort some benefits from the coalition government. And look at the workers building the engine! Why aren't they protesting with these guys? The answer is obvious!"

Liu Peiqiang pushed up his sunglasses and chuckled teasingly, "Wow, I never thought you'd be able to spout such lofty theories one day, Master! Doesn't that make you just like those idle people you used to talk about?"

Zhang Peng chuckled speechlessly, but was interrupted by a voice from ahead just as he was about to say something.

"Zhang Peng!"

"Oh, coward!" Zhang Peng was overjoyed when he saw the newcomer, but deliberately took a roundabout way of speaking.

That word made the Russian roll his eyes. "Zhang Peng! Don't think I don't know, you always make fun of my name!"

Listening to the simultaneous interpretation through his earpiece, Zhang Peng chuckled awkwardly, then asked, "Why are you here now?"

Nov, carrying his large bag and wearing his issued sunglasses, exclaimed, "The United Government suddenly issued a statement to accelerate the selection and training of elite astronauts! As an instructor, I have to arrive first. Many soldiers and various weapons have also arrived! Suddenly, time feels very tight!"

Zhang Peng then voiced his doubts, "Tell me! Is it possible that after the attack on the United Government headquarters last time, it was provoked? Is it afraid that the space elevator will also be attacked?"

Nov nodded casually and said, "That's for sure, but I estimate that even if it's an attack, it won't be that powerful. At most, there will be more rebels in Libreville, and they'll be better equipped."

"Ladies and gentlemen!" A young man suddenly stopped the three. "My name is Quan Tiehua, and I am the technical lead for this astronaut training mission!"

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(End of this chapter)